Uber launching services across Golden Triangle

Uber announced it will launch its ridesharing service on Friday, Aug. 18, at 12 p.m. in Meridian, the Mississippi Delta and the Golden Triangle.

Representatives for the company could not be reached for comment on Tuesday afternoon following the announcement, but Uber said it plans to launch in Clay, Choctaw, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston counties.

The ridesharing company was given the green light by the state legislature in April 2016 with the passage of House Bill 1381, which established statewide regulations on Uber and other transportation network companies (TNCs).

In the Mississippi Delta, the company will operate in the counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower and Washington.

For those in the Meridian area, Uber plans to operate in Clarke, Kemper, Jasper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba and Newton counties.

Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill told the SDN on Tuesday afternoon she had not been made aware of the company's intention to operate within the city limits.

"I haven't heard a thing about it but I've heard a lot of talk, but I haven't heard anything about it coming here," Spruill said.